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Rucking Your Way to Fitness
In all my hubbub about this whole cold shower thing I’ve been doing, I almost forgot about the other experiment that I’ve been doing of late to get in better shape for life. It wasn’t something I particularly planned to do, or that I thought through much. No, I pretty…
Awesome and Terrible: Wim Hof Cold Shower Week #1
A few days ago, I mentioned how I was going to start off on the Wim Hof program to adopt cold showers in my life. The reasons for this are many, but until today I don’t think I really thought about the emotional reasons as well as the physical. But…
Enter the Shrinkage: Dealing with Cold
Unless you were on my swim team when I was growing up, something that most people don’t know about me is that I may be the world’s biggest cold-water wuss. It’s true. Getting into the water when it’s anything but a tepid bath or warmer is one of the most…
How Do I Just Get Over It?
Hi everyone – it’s been a couple of months since I kept our twice-weekly schedule of posting going. Lots has been going on, and not necessarily in a good way. Still, we can always learn something from our circumstances. Indeed, if we’re not learning from them, then what’s the point of…
Obstacle Racing: All Kids Should Do It
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but one of my favorite races I run every year is the Mud Ninja race here in Ohio. It’s local, it supports autism charities, it’s super-family-friendly, and most importantly it’s super fun! The 2016 incarnation of this race was late last month, celebrating its…
Why Rain Means Better Training!
When I was in the National Guard and Army Reserves, there was an old saying that the training personnel liked to throw around: “if it ain’t rainin’, we ain’t trainin’.” It was meant to be a motivational slogan to make you not hate being wet while you tried to do…
